Saturday, 6 October 2012

When asked if the U.S. is different, Branson went on a tirade of
sorts claiming that the American war on drugs will be harder to change
for the better because it's all about racism.

"I'll tell you what's different. I'll tell you what the fundamental
difference in America is, it, it is a war against black people in
America. It's black people that 85 percent of people who go to prison in
America for taking drugs is black people. They don't take more drugs,
but it's a racist law against black people in America."

"The law should be changed," Branson insisted. "You’ve got something
like 1.5 million people in American jails languishing for taking drugs
and that is wrong. Those people would be much better being out in
society, being helped if they have drug problems, getting off the
problem."